Conducting a Clinical Trial, Study Day Held on Wednesday 6th June 2007 at Westpark Centre, Dundee. The study day was aimed at new and relatively inexperienced research nurses and designed to cover the essential tasks required to conduct a clinical trial. Twenty-one delegates attended on the day – Diabetes Research Nurses (10), Diabetes Specialist Nurses (2), Paediatric (MCRN) Research nurses (3), Stroke Research Nurse (1), R&D Research Nurse (1), Paediatric Research Nurse in Respiratory Medicine (1), Cardiology Research Nurse (1), SDRN GP (1), SDRN Administrator (1).

Extract from the University of Dundee Press Office: Press call: 9.15 am, Tuesday August 29th West Park Conference Centre, Dundee. The Scottish Diabetes Research Network (SDRN), a major initiative to facilitate an increase in diabetes research within Scotland, will be launched at a conference in Dundee on August 29th. Commissioned by the Chief Scientist’s Office, the SDRN has been set up as part of the UK Clinical Research Collaboration (UKCRC) to accelerate development and adoption of better treatments and new techniques in diabetes research and treatment.